Forgotten Stories Suite
Released Feb 6 2026
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra’ ninth album release is 10-track concept album that sonically paints the lived experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals navigating identity, trauma, and healing. The Forgotten Stories Suite was composed by multi-instrumentalist Sean lrvine and features vocalist Karly Epp and spoken word narrator Quinn Greene, blending instrumental jazz, lyrical vocals, and poetry to tell stories too often left untold. Structured in five movements, each introduced by a poetic monologue, the suite follows five distinct personal narratives and aims to evoke emotion, foster connection and offer a space for collective healing.
“I want this album to speak for itself – to amplify the voices of a community of people who take each day in stride and have lived lives of solitude, grappling for love and freedom. Much like the experience of walking through an art gallery, I hope you will look deeply into the portraits of these folk’s stories and see how each line, shade, and brushstroke speaks to a greater good. For if music can make us feel something, it provides an avenue for connection and empathy.”
-Sean Irvine
Personnel
Sean Irvine – Composer, Poetry and Lyrics, Alto Sax, Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Sax
Quinn Greene – Spoken Word
Karly Epp – Vocals
Neil Watson – Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
Niall Cade – Tenor Sax
Monica Jones – Tenor Sax
Kyle Wedlake – Baritone Sax
Joel Green – Trombone
Jeremy Duggleby – Trombone
Karin Carlson – Trombone
Isabelle Lavoie – Bass Trombone
Shane Hicks – Trumpet
Matthew Walden – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Andrew Littleford – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jon Challoner – Flugelhorn
Larry Roy – Guitar
Will Bonness – Piano, Rhodes
Karl Kohut – Upright Bass, Electric Bass
Fabio Ragnelli – Drums
Tracks
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Forgotten Stories
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Prologue: Study In Shades Of Palo Santo
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2 Brothers
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Movement I: Nightmare
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Longing for Texas
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Movement II: Texas
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A King & His Castle
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Movement III: A Perfect Castle
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May He Rest
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Movement IV: Harold
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